Left gastroomental vein
Vena gastroomentalis sinistra
- Latin synonym: Vena gastroepiplocia sinistra
- Synonym: Left gastroepiploic vein; Left gastro-epiploic vein
- Related terms: Left gastroomental vein; Left gastroepiploic vein
Definition
The left gastroepiploic vein receives branches from the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and from the greater omentum; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach and ends in the commencement of the splenic vein.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
